Kilian Nikiema

Kilian Nikiema

Personal information
Full name	Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema
Date of birth	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Drachten, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	ADO Den Haag
Number	1
Youth career
2007–2016	Voorschoten '97
2016–2019	ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	ADO Den Haag	48	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Netherlands U15	3	(0)
2018	Netherlands U16	1	(0)
2019	Netherlands U17	1	(0)
2019–	Burkina Faso	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:24, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema (born 22 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Nikiema began playing football with the youth academy of Voorschoten '97 at the age of 4 and played as winger, before switching to become a goalkeeper at 15. He joined the youth academy of ADO Den Haag in 2016, and signed his first professional contract with them on 9 May 2019. ^[1]

International career

Nikema was born in the Netherlands to a Burkinabé father and Dutch mother, and is a youth international for the Netherlands. Nikiema made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Libya on 4 September 2019. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Chelsea, Yirimany Fatimm (9 May 2019). "Transfert: Kilian Nikièma signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Ado Den Haag .(Hollande)". Faso Sports. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
2. "Elson Hooi matchwinner bij Curaçao, mooie primeur Kilian Nikiema". ADO Den Haag.
3. "ADO's jeugdoelman Kilian Nikiema in voorlopige selectie Oranje O17". 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

External links

• Kilian Nikiema at Soccerway
• Kilian Nikiema at National-Football-Teams.com